Author: Dr. Muhammad Zia-ur-Rahman A‘zami (رحمه الله)
Giving false testimony is among the major sins (kaba'ir) in Islam.
Whoever commits it must:
① Repent sincerely
② Make a firm resolve never to return to false testimony
③ If he is truthful in his repentance, and
④ Restores the rights that were lost or unlawfully acquired due to his false testimony,
then his repentance will be accepted, by the will of Allah.
Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) says:
«وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَعْفُو عَنِ السَّيِّئَاتِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ»
[Ash-Shūrā: 25]
"And He is the One who accepts repentance from His servants and pardons sins, and He knows what you do."
[اللجنة الدائمة: 4271]
❖ The Ruling on False Testimony
Giving false testimony is among the major sins (kaba'ir) in Islam.
Whoever commits it must:
① Repent sincerely
② Make a firm resolve never to return to false testimony
③ If he is truthful in his repentance, and
④ Restores the rights that were lost or unlawfully acquired due to his false testimony,
then his repentance will be accepted, by the will of Allah.
Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) says:
«وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَعْفُو عَنِ السَّيِّئَاتِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ»
[Ash-Shūrā: 25]
"And He is the One who accepts repentance from His servants and pardons sins, and He knows what you do."
[اللجنة الدائمة: 4271]
